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1 как в воду глядел
[kak v vodu gl'ad'el]
Like having looked into the water.
As if something had been known beforehand; someone was able to foresee future events.
Cf. He must have second sight. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > как в воду глядел
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